“Two Stones on One Bird”: A Case Report on Severe Biphasic Anaphylaxis Masquerading as Life-Threatening Acute Asth

• Main Authors: Alvin Oliver Payus, Azliza Ibrahim, Norlaila Mustafa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25179/1/%E2%80%9CTwo%20Stones%20on%20One%20Bird%E2%80%9D%20A%20Case%20Report%20on%20Severe%20Biphasic%20Anaphylaxis%20Masquerading%20as%20Life-Threatening%20Acute%20Asthma.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25179/; https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2018.317
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

BACKGROUND: Anaphylaxis often misdiagnosed and treated as acute asthma, especially when it has a predominant respiratory symptom, and there are no obvious precipitants or previous allergic history. This morbid outcome is preventable if the level of suspicion for anaphylaxis is high among healt...